Question

read this excerpt from the declaration of independence:
he has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
which of these rhetorical appeals is most clearly used here?
a. logos
b. pathos
c. deductive reasoning
d. inductive reasoning

Explanation:

Pathos appeals to emotion. The excerpt uses charged language like "harass our people, and eat out their substance" to evoke anger and sympathy toward the colonists' plight, which is a clear use of pathos. Logos relies on logic/reason, while deductive/inductive reasoning are logical reasoning methods, not rhetorical appeals matching this emotional framing.

Answer:

B. Pathos